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BISH 615887Botany
Halophila ovalis
Sea Wrack
As recorded: Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Doty, M.S.
- Collector number
- MSD 22886
- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Locality
- Pulau Gaya; Darvel Bay
- Island
- Borneo
- Region
- Sabah, Malaysia
- Coordinates
- 4.6000, 118.7167
- Identified by
- Uchimura, M.; Arai, S.S. Arai →M. Uchimura →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On October 24, 1971, Doty, M.S. also collected 12 other specimens.
Still here: Halophila ovalis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-01.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halophila ovalis. BISH 615887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956407059. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/615887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956407059 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026